Total Crime Rate

572.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 572.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 248.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 134.3 10/10
  • Public order 49.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.8 10/10
  • Other theft 24.9 10/10
  • Robbery 14.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 14.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marlborough Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 20th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marlborough Street (PL1 4AW) in the last 12 months was 572.1 per 1,000 residents and was 271.0% higher than the Devonport average (154.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 323.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Street (PL1 4AW), the main crime hotspot is near Princes Street. Police recorded 159 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marlborough Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Princes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Princes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Princes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Marlborough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Princes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wright Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Curtis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Phelps Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Princes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Albany Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princes Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princes Street
Sep 2025Drugs Ferry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marlborough Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Nazaire Close
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marlborough Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marlborough Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Marlborough Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princes Street
Sep 2025Other theft Marlborough Row Formal action is not in the public interest

Data Sources

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